News and reports from the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that George H. Moses, 53, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury for his role in defrauding three nonprofit organizations; Rochester Housing Charities (RHC), which provides housing to the elderly and disabled; the North East Area Development (NEAD), which assists low-income residents in the northeast quadrant of Rochester; and Quad A for Kids, which provided after-school and extended-day learning programs at some elementary schools in the Rochester City School District, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.

A Wisconsin man has been indicted for orchestrating a $35 million bank fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

A Minneapolis tax preparer has pleaded guilty to federal tax violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 144 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for a 2020 murder that took place on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Sumalee Intarathong has pleaded guilty to her role in a large-scale international Thai sex trafficking organization, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Justin Smith, age 22, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for possessing firearms as a previously convicted felon. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

A former federal probation officer was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to six months in prison for extortion.

Thomas Reed Ratliff, of Glenville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 66 months of incarceration for a child pornography charge, First Assistant United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Donald Edward Hunker, of East Berlin, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a sex offender registry violation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography was sentenced on November 28, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Three Houston men have been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

A 34-year-old from Tanlacut, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, has been convicted of illegal reentry after deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Joshua Klomp, 48, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography following a prior sex offense conviction, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Ricardo Carrion, a.k.a. “PR,” 42, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 19 years and four months (or 232 months) in federal prison after being convicted at trial of multiple drug trafficking charges, including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute crack and heroin.